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UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Profiles
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Qifeng CHEN, 陳启峰
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering - Associate Professor
- Division of Arts and Machine Creativity - Associate Professor
- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering - Associate Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Daniel CHUN, 秦仲宇
- Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas - Lecturer I
- Division of Arts and Machine Creativity - Lecturer I
Person: HKUST Staff
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Hongbo FU, 傅紅波
- Division of Arts and Machine Creativity - Acting Head and Professor
- Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas - Professor
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering - Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Sirui HAN, 韓斯睿
- Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas - Assistant Professor
- Division of Arts and Machine Creativity - Assistant Professor
- Department of Economics - Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Li LI, 李鸝
- Division of Integrative Systems and Design - Professor
- Division of Arts and Machine Creativity - Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Wenhan LUO, 羅文寒
- Division of Arts and Machine Creativity - Associate Professor
- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering - Associate Professor
- Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas - Associate Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Timothy Markham PAGE
- Division of Arts and Machine Creativity - Assistant Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
Projects
- 13 Active
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Solid-Liquid Biphase Spatial Domain Ultrasonic Ultra-Low Water Consumption Plant-Based Fiber Mechanical Extraction Mechanism - AgriFiber Pro：From Agricultural Waste to Product
LI, L. (PI), TIAN, X. (CoI) & LUO, W. (CoPI)
The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Ltd., Meijiang Holding Group Co., Ltd, Matrice Limited, View King (HK) Limited
31/03/26 → 30/03/28
Project: Research
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Embodied Agents that Learn to Act through Video Generation
YANG, H. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Video Generation and Editing Driven by 3D Physical Simulation
LIAO, J. (CoPI), GAO, L. (PI), XU, F. (CoPI), RAO, A. (CoPI) & FU, H. (PI)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / Research Grants Council (RGC)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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Low Bit Transferring: Native MoE FFN Transferring Algorithm under Unified Distributed Tensor View Architecture
GU, H. (Team member), LI, L. (Team member), HAN, S. (PI), XUE, W. (CoPI) & WANG, L. (CoPI)
18/12/25 → 17/12/27
Project: Research
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Efficient Training Methods for Image Generation Models
LUO, W. (PI)
1/12/25 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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Controllable High-Precision 3D Scene Generation Based on Spatial Relationship Awareness and Multimodal Guidance
LUO, W. (PI)
1/12/25 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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A Method for Multi-Shot Camera-Motion Controllable Video Generation Based on Natural Language
RAO, A. (PI)
31/10/25 → 31/10/30
Project: Research
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Spatial Audio Language Model: Unified Immersive Audio Understanding and Generation with Spatial Awareness and Reasoning
XUE, W. (PI)
1/09/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Research output
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Aesthetic3D: Incorporating Shape Aesthetic Measures into 3D Modeling Interfaces
Yu, D., Guo, J., Ye, H., Ren, P., Fu, H. & Lau, M., 1 May 2026, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. 9, 1, p. 1-20 20 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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AlignVid: Training-Free Attention Scaling for Semantic Fidelity in Text-Guided Image-to-Video Generation
Liu, Y., Shu, W.-J., Huang, Z., Zheng, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., Lim, S.-N. & Yang, H., May 2026. 44 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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A Systematic Review of Context-Aware and AI-Driven Home Energy and Comfort Management
GAO, J., SUN, C., ZHUANG, D., XUE, W. & XIANG, C., Mar 2026, In: EBES Sustainable Building. 1, 1, 12 p., 100007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Beyond Identity: The unsettling hope in the art of contemporary Hong Kong
CHENG, V. S. W., Jun 2026, Politics of Visual Arts in the Changing World: 2014 -2024. Desai, V. N. (ed.). Columbia University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Book Chapter › peer-review
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Bridging the Language Gap: Uncovering and Aligning Shared Circuits for Multi-Hop Reasoning in Multilingual LLMs
Sun, C., Huang, Z., Zhang, Y., Tian, X., Shen, X. & Ye, J., 14 Mar 2026, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Koenig, S., Jenkins, C. & Taylor, M. E. (eds.). 39 ed. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 40. p. 33091-33099 9 p. (Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence; vol. 40, no. 39).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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DataSway: Vivifying Metaphoric Visualization with Animation Clip Generation and Coordination
Xie, L., Zhou, J., Rao, A., Qu, H. & Shu, X., 12 Jun 2026, DIS 2026 - Proceedngs of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Yen, C. C., Lee, J.-J., Do, E.Y.-L., Zheng, C., Yoo, D. & Tang, T. (eds.). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 4815-4833 19 p. (DIS 2026 - Proceedngs of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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Deepfakes as Systemic Risk at the Media–Law Boundary: A Technology Neutral Assessment — A Google News Based Comparative Analysis (2017–2025)
HUANG, Y., HAN, S. & GUO, Y., 2026, (Accepted/In press) The Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference 2026.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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Direct vs. Score-based Selection: Understanding the Heisenberg Effect in Target Acquisition across Input Modalities in Virtual Reality
Qiu, L., Wang, D., Li, B., Li, J., Shen, Y., Wang, Z. & Fan, M., May 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. 32, 5, p. 3240-3250 11 p., 11458016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Enabling Large Scale RLHF of GPTOSS with Megatron backend in VeRL
WANG, L., Bai, Y., ZHU, J., GUO, S., Pan, K., HAN, S. & XUE, W., 10 Feb 2026, HuggingFace.Research output: Other contribution
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The 2nd HKUST AI Film Festival
ZHANG, T. (Chair)
16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference / Workshop
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HKUST AI Film Festival / Guest Speaker
ZHANG, T. (Invited speaker) & LU, F. (Moderator)
3 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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HKUST AI Film Festival / Guest Speaker
ZHANG, T. (Invited speaker) & Xu, X. (Moderator)
12 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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HKUST AI Film Festival / Guest Speaker
ZHANG, T. (Invited speaker) & Xu, X. (Moderator)
10 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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39th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2026 (Event)
ZHANG, Y. (Ad hoc Reviewer)
2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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AI for Creative Visual Content Generation Editing and Understanding / Course Speaker
ZHANG, T. (Invited speaker) & RAO, A. (Moderator)
18 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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SIGGRAPH Asia 2025
ZHANG, T. (Area Chair)
15 Dec 2025 → 18 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference / Workshop
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Character animation from drawing to life
FU, H. (Invited speaker)
Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Prototyping New Cinema: The Future Moving Image / Guest Speaker
ZHANG, T. (Invited speaker) & Mirocha, L. (Moderator)
9 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
Awards
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50th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva — Bronze Medal: LexiHK, Legal AI Assistant
HAN, S. (Recipient), Apr 2025
Prize: Honorary Award
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Harvard University Fromm Music Foundation Commission Award
PAGE, T. M. (Recipient), 5 Dec 2025
Prize: Others
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Student theses
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From VFX to ICVFX: Investigating the Change of Workflow, Occupational Roles and Common Challenges in Southeast Asian and East Asian Countries
ZHANG, T. (Author), Seide, B. (Supervisor), 1 May 2024Student thesis: Master's thesis
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Towards Efficient Long-form Music Composing
CHEN, J. (Author), XUE, W. (Supervisor) & GUO, Y. (Supervisor), 2026Student thesis: Doctoral thesis